It never ceases to amaze me how everyone expects Scott to be some kind of superhero, perfect in every way. Four Islands is the first person to see the event for what it really is. A mistake, or rather a series of mistakes, by not one but several individuals. That's how shit goes wrong. There was absolutely no reason for Scott to think that he was doing something wrong. He knew how long he had, and he tried to give his comrades time to escape death. Any rational commanding officer would do the same. If you don't give your people a chance to survive, they're not going to be willing to fight for you for very long.
Shit goes wrong in war, and even the best trained people make mistakes. If they didn't, the side with the most firepower would always win, and history has shown time and time again that that is not always the case.
Everything the Nathan Scott goes through, every good decision, every bad, every victory, and every loss, molds his personality and his command style. This is just one more event that will help shape him into the legendary captain he is destined to become.
And to those who are upset that the good guys didn't win this time, get over it. You can't win every game, you just can't. It's not realistic, and even worse, it makes for boring stories.
I've read books where the good guys won every battle. They are not as fun as ones where the good guys lose on occasion.
It never ceases to amaze me how everyone expects Scott to be some kind of superhero, perfect in every way. Four Islands is the first person to see the event for what it really is. A mistake, or rather a series of mistakes, by not one but several individuals. That’s how shit goes wrong. There was absolutely no reason for Scott to think that he was doing something wrong. He knew how long he had, and he tried to give his comrades time to escape death. Any rational commanding officer would do the same. If you don’t give your people a chance to survive, they’re not going to be willing to fight for you for very long.
Shit goes wrong in war, and even the best trained people make mistakes. If they didn’t, the side with the most firepower would always win, and history has shown time and time again that that is not always the case.
Everything the Nathan Scott goes through, every good decision, every bad, every victory, and every loss, molds his personality and his command style. This is just one more event that will help shape him into the legendary captain he is destined to become.
And to those who are upset that the good guys didn’t win this time, get over it. You can’t win every game, you just can’t. It’s not realistic, and even worse, it makes for boring stories.
That was the strategy that Marvel had with their comic books for a very long time - characters that often had to deal with their inner demons, made bad choices, and 'stuff' didn't always go as planned. DC books were pretty 'good will always triumph', but little 'human' content. They realized, later, that that element made good story, and showed their characters human side.
Peter Parker got shafted by the ticket agent, then failed to stop the robber, who then killed his uncle. The torment of that decision haunted him. I imagine that it haunts Scott too.
Marvel had MANY story lines like this - substance abusers, dealing with anger issues, Cold War issues, teenage issues (Kitty Pride, anybody?), 'am I making a difference?' questions, and a whole host of others.
The series is great, and not the vanilla SciFi that stocks the shelves. I'm quite happy to support your efforts, and look forward to each release.
I love how the Jung got word of the Earth fighting back, and only one cruiser and one battleship were able to turn that into an actual battle plan... but otherwise a well put together story. Jess actually didn't over talk she just forgot how to speak Centian when it might have helped a little... Nathan commanded solidly, it was a group failure in the scout 3 destroying plan.
@fweygo, das ist immer das Problem: ich lese auch zu schnell…
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I put the Google Translate plug in on my browser. It translates das ist immer das Problem: ich lese auch zu schnell… as that's always the problem: I read too fast ... and I agree with the sentiment
